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SUBMITTER: Hassan MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4425051 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hassan Mohamed Ali Abol MA Rouf Razina R Tiralongo Evelin E May Tom W TW Tiralongo Joe J
International journal of molecular sciences 20150408 4
Lectins are non-immunoglobulin proteins that bind diverse sugar structures with a high degree of selectivity. Lectins play crucial role in various biological processes such as cellular signaling, scavenging of glycoproteins from the circulatory system, cell-cell interactions in the immune system, differentiation and protein targeting to cellular compartments, as well as in host defence mechanisms, inflammation, and cancer. Among all the sources of lectins, plants have been most extensively studi ...[more]